story and question

[Judi Richardson]

Avner and Tova.... thank you for inspiring my day and work with stories of
yours!  I am so thankful you are out there on the leading edge.

Judi Richardson
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  Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 10:05 PM
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  Subject: story and question


  Dear colleagues

  9 months ago we opened (holded) a space in a Regional Council that
includes 25 villages and Kibutzim ( corporate villages). They decided to
build a 5 years strategic plan for the region together with the inhabitants.
11 teams worked on the issues that stemmed from the Open Space and last
friday 10 teams that included inhabitants (130 of them) and civil servants
presented their final suggestions in an open event/market to the public and
guests and were acknowledged as the official guidelines of the strategic
plan. The teams decided that they want to continue. The issue of the missing
team was as Harrison calls it "clear as mud" and was publicly declared by
the Head of the Council as the next focal point.
  The event and all the process was declared by the Inhabitants and the
Academic and Govenmental guests as the first manifestation of real
participatory democracy that they have experienced and they were thrilled.
One of the inhabitants shared her understandind of the process: " We were
excited by the 4 principals but I would like to add to the 4th: It ends when
it ends but then it starts again". Or as Tova said " After 9 months the baby
was born but now all the work of raising him up starts" It seems that they
are getting addicted to this, and our role along the way is just slightly to
remind them of the tune (in their words).

  And the question:
  We (with Tova) are in a process of using OS in the context of inhabitants
participation in building a "Master- Plan" for a small city.  We would be
very thankful to hear and learn about your experience in this kind of work,
especially on the allignment with the city planners and the planning stages,
and how coming elections effects it?

  Thank you

  Avner Haramati
  Jerusalem
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